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Nina Zakharenko
Microsoft
Nina Zakharenko is a software engineer with over a decade of experience. She currently focuses on Python at Microsoft on the Cloud Developer Advocacy team. In the past, she’s written software for satellite control computers at HBO, code that’s helped people connect over their passions at Meetup, and implemented time-wasting features on Reddit.
Nina loves teaching developers and has spoken at conferences like PyCon Russia, EuroPython, and DjangoCon in the US and internationally. In her spare time, she enjoys snowboarding and hiking, drinking scotch, and tinkering with hardware, LEDs, and wearable electronics from her home base in Portland, OR.
Workshops with Nina Zakharenko
Python Basics
Learn Python, a powerful object-oriented programming language that runs anywhere and powers everything from embedded systems to server applications and LLMs.
Python for Professional Developers
Microsoft
Spend two full days diving deep into Python and gaining the skills to build professional applications.
Django Fundamentals
Microsoft
Spend two full days building scalable web applications with Python and Django!
Nina Zakharenko's Courses
What They're Saying
Nina is a great instructor and made a lot of information easy to digest. This is an excellent place to start for anyone that wants to learn Python.
Mark Eagle
This was my first Python course, and it covered the fundamentals very well. Lots of exercise to work upon. Highly recommended!!
Nirmal Jain
I just completed "Practical Guide to Python" by Nina on Frontend Masters! It is indeed quite practical and right to the point.
Nathaly Toledo
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Wow "Practical Guide to Python" was fun! And a lot to go though.
Mekael Turner
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